Adjust the CPU voltage offset on the ASRock x370 Killer SLI (Ryzen) unit.
Adjust the CPU voltage offset on the ASRock x370 Killer SLI (Ryzen) unit.
Hey community,
I recently figured out I need to overclock my Ryzen 5 1600, but I had no idea how to do it before. I watched numerous YouTube tutorials, yet I couldn't locate instructions for adjusting the offset voltage in the BIOS. Most videos seemed to require choosing between + or - and entering a value like 0.14..., but in my ASRock mb model, I can only input numbers and letters without any punctuation.
I don’t want to make a mistake, so I’m reaching out here, hoping no one has found anything similar online. It might just be me being careless—please forgive me if I’m unclear.
Have a great day/night, and thanks in advance.
Hey community,
I recently figured out that I need to overclock my Ryzen 5 1600, but I had no idea how to do it. Since I've never overclocked a CPU before, I watched numerous YouTube tutorials, but I'm still struggling to locate the way to adjust the offset voltage in the BIOS.
In most of the videos I viewed, they only let you choose between + or - and then input a value like 0.14... However, in my ASRock mb model, I can only type numbers and letters into the field, without periods, pluses, or minuses.
I don't want to make any mistakes, so I'm just reaching out here, as I couldn't find anything about this on the web either.
It might just be me being a bit confused...
Hey community,
I recently figured out that I need to overclock my Ryzen 5 1600, but I had no prior knowledge of how to do it, as I've never overclocked a CPU before. I watched numerous YouTube tutorials, but I'm struggling to locate the method for adjusting the offset voltage in the BIOS.
Typically, the videos I viewed required choosing either + or - and entering a value such as 0.14... However, in my ASRock mb BIOS, I can only input numbers and letters without periods, pluses, or minuses.
I don't want to risk making mistakes, so I'm reaching out here, as I couldn't find any guidance online either.
It might just be me being careless; please forgive me for that.
Have a great day/night, and thanks in advance.
Vellinious :
shashtyani :
Hello everyone,
I just figured out that I need to overclock my Ryzen 5 1600, but I wasn’t sure how to do it before. I’ve watched numerous YouTube tutorials, yet I couldn’t locate a method for adjusting the offset voltage in the BIOS.
In most videos I saw, they had to pick either + or - and then input a number like 0.14... But in my ASRock mb BIOS (which is fairly new), I can only type numbers and letters, no periods, pluses, or minuses.
I don’t want to risk anything, so I’m reaching out here, as I also couldn’t find any guidance online.
Maybe it’s just me being careless—please forgive me if I’m unclear.
Have a great day/night, and thank you in advance.
On the X370 chipset, you can manually set the voltage. I’d recommend doing that rather than using an offset. What type of cooler are you using? For air cooling, I wouldn’t suggest going beyond 1.4v. A suitable voltage for a daily clock with air cooling would be around 1.35v... depending on the core temperatures you observe during stability tests.
Thanks a lot! I’ve set it to 1.35 at 3.8gbz so far, and it’s working perfectly. It even achieves lower temperatures than before, which is great, and it also improves FPS.
I’m using a watercooling loop, the Coolermaster Captain Ex. Do you think with that I could push speeds and voltage even higher? I’ve tried 4ghz and 1.4v, but then it overheated during benchmarking, and at 4ghz with 1.35v it crashed.
At 4ghz and 1.35v I’m around 40°C–44°C during testing, and it still maintains similar game performance. Cinebench scores about 1220. (I’m not sure if that’s good since others are seeing around 1400 with stock Ryzen 5s)
With 4ghz, I got 1280 points.
Besides the Ryzen, I have 16GB 2133 DDR4 RAM, a GTX 1080, and a 550W power supply.
Thanks a lot!
Interesting :
shashtyani :
Hey everyone,
I've just figured out that I need to boost my Ryzen 5 1600's speed, but I wasn't sure how to do it before. I spent time watching YouTube tutorials, yet I couldn't locate a method for adjusting the offset voltage in the BIOS.
In most videos I saw, they had to pick either + or - and input a number like 0.14... But with my new ASRock mb motherboard, I can only type numbers and letters, no periods, pluses or minuses.
I don't want to risk anything, so I'm reaching out here, as I couldn't find any guidance online either.
It might just be my luck, please don't be too kind about that.
Wishing you a great day/night, and thank you in advance.
On the X370 chipset, you can manually set the voltage. I recommend doing that instead of using an offset. What cooler are you using? For air cooling, I wouldn't suggest going beyond 1.4v. A suitable voltage for daily operation with air cooling would be around 1.35v... depending on your core temperatures during stability tests.
Thanks a lot! I've set it to 1.35 at 3.8gbz and it's working perfectly, even achieving lower temps and better FPS. I'm using a watercooling loop, the Coolermaster Captain Ex. Can you think I could push speeds and voltage further with that? I've tried 4ghz and 1.4v, but then it overheated during benchmarking, and at 4ghz with 1.35v it crashed.
With 4ghz at 1.35v I'm around 40°C - 44°C during tests, and still maintain similar game speeds. Cinebench gives me a score of 1220. (I don't know if that's good since others have seen 1400 with stock Ryzen 5s)
For 4ghz, I got 1280 points.
Apart from the Ryzen, I have 16gb 2133 ddr4 RAM, a GTX 1080 and a 550 watt power supply.
Thanks a lot!
The Ryzen motherboards often set voltages too high, so manual adjustment could lower yours slightly. You might try reducing it a bit for 3.8, it's worth experimenting. I'm not sure, but my board likely has an LLC setting – "Load Line Calibration". That adjusts the voltage drop during loading. If you leave it at 1.35v while under load, it may drop to 1.342 or lower. With auto LLC enabled, it could set the level too high, giving more voltage than intended. High LLC values boost voltage but can hurt VRM temperatures. It's usually not recommended for regular use; for daily tasks, I keep LLC at a moderate setting to prevent droop.